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The Ontario Poison Centre / Centre antipoison de l'Ontario (OPC / CAPO) is a telephone toxicology consultation service that provides expert poison advice 24 hours a day to the public, emergency service personnel and health-care professionals across the province. The OPC participates in the ongoing care of the poisoned patient by following the clinical course of hospitalization, assessing the effectiveness of treatment recommendations and providing additional treatment recommendations. Our toxicology experts will collaborate with other health-care professionals to advocate for optimal, current and evidence-based care of the poisoned patient.

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The Ontario Poison Centre / Centre antipoison de l'Ontario (OPC / CAPO) is operated and supported by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto.Please note: Some of the content photography on this website is being used for illustrative purposes only and any person depicted in the content is a model.